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The figures given for adulterated samples include four
adulterated "informal" samples and three "formal" samples, in
which the deficiencies as compared with the presumptive
standards were insufficiently serious to justify legal proceedings.
Shops Acts.— There are 1,063 shops in the Borough classified
according to the principal trade carried on in each shop.
During the year 1,188 visits have been made to the shops.
In a. few instances it was found that the necessary notices
under the Acts were net exhibited. The shopkeepers' attention
was called to this, and on a further visit being made shortly
afterwards it was found in each ease that the requisite noticewere
exhibited.
Factory and Workshop Act, 1901.— Register of Workshops.—
The number of Workshops on the Register at the end of
1919 was 272. During the year 50 Workshops have been added
and 54 taken off the Register, leaving a total of 208 Workshops
on the Register at the end of 1920.
781 inspections were made and 10 written notices were
served. The number of sanitary defects discovered and remedied
was. 10.
In some instances it was found that the walls and ceilings
of the workrooms required to be cleansed. On this being pointed
out to the Occupier at the time of inspection a promise was
given in each case that the work would be done, and on a
further inspection being made the work was found to have been
carried out.